Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... This Letter describes the synthesis of complex aryl amides using palladium-catalysed amidation reactions. Use of these conditions allowed for the coupling of a variety of aryl halides and triflates with a host of primary amides in high yields. ... This Letter describes the synthesis of ...